Studies that explore how the denser sections of atoms, known as atomic nuclei, interact with neutrons (i.e., particles with ...

The explosion released elements heavier than iron—like gold and platinum—through a process known as rapid neutron capture ...

An international team of researchers led by the University of Surrey has successfully measured a nuclear reaction that plays ...

and are suitable for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). This technique involves injecting a malignant tumour with non-radioactive boron, then bombarding the site with the neutrons, triggering ...

Boron neutron capture therapy is being used in Japan to target and treat head and neck tumours. Many other countries are now building facilities. In 2020, Japan became the first country to approve ...

The NGATLAS contains neutron capture cross sections in the range 10-5eV - 20MeV as evaluated and compiled in recent activation libraries. The NGATLAS contains neutron capture cross sections in the ...

which use water for neutron moderation into thermal neutrons as well as neutron capture. While straightforward and in use since the 1950s in commercial settings, they are also essentially limited ...

Plutonium discovered at the bottom of the ocean was found to be refuse from a kilonova that exploded close to Earth 10 ...

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The new Neutron rocket includes a "hippo" mouth fairing that deploys upper stages by spitting them out from inside. The private space company Rocket Lab is on track to launch the first of its new ...